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Or, Inspiration and the Question We *Should* Be Asking | Neil Gaiman tells the hilarious story of why writers are so hostile to this question. Here is the real question we should be asking and how it will help us jump-start our own writing when we're stuck.

May 17

Or, Some Motor-vation to Get You Out On Your Writing Highway | Writing can be hard, even though it should be fun! This "To Write with Wild Abandon" Quote Wall Postcard is a handy reminder of that fact. We writers need motivation wherever we can find it. Here's one more way to get…

May 10

To Write with Wild Abandon… …is a newsletter designed to help writers overcome Writer’s Block, imposter syndrome, and all those other bugaboos that haunt us. It comes down to one central belief: Writing Should Be Fun.

Aug 23, 2021

Or, How to Lose Fear of the Blank Page by Befriending It | Michael Connelly, author of the Bosch crime thriller series, said "writin' is fightin'". I prefer to take a friendlier approach...

May 3

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Or, What to Do When the Muses Barge in at the Wrong Time | Elizabeth Gilbert believes that ideas are magical beings looking for a human partner to bring…

Apr 19

Or, what the heck is the difference between rituals, routines, and habits anyway?

Apr 5

Or, How Rituals Can Help You Get into the Writing Mindset - Having trouble getting the creative juices flowing when you need them? Create your own…

Mar 22

Or, Why Writing Goals are Important - Jim Carrey gave himself a goal and became one of the biggest Hollywood stars. What are your writing goals?

Mar 8

Or, Redefining “Perfect”

Feb 22

Or, the Problem with Perfectionism - How it may have killed the publishing career of one author, and how to overcome it one word at a time.

Feb 8

My next newsletter post was not going to be this one. In fact, I was working on the last edits when I had an idea for different post. So, heeding my own…

Jan 25

Ski jumping is not something you can take up casually. I live in a city that was for years one of the training facilities for the Canadian Ski Jumping…

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To Write with Wild Abandon

How to overcome common writing fears, have fun, and win your writing sessions.

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